Over one lakh people have applied for a one-way trip to Mars, as a part of the ambitious $6 bn dollar project that aims to colonise the Red planet starting in 2022. Here are 10 things you should know before you decide to travel to Mars.
A spirometer is an apparatus for measuring the volume of air inspired and expired by the lungs. A spirometer measures ventilation, the movement of air into and out of the lungs. The spirogram will identify two different types of abnormal ventilation patterns, obstructive and restrictive.
spir-. Spir, or spiro, is Latin and is defined as to breathe, or is Greek and is defined as spiral. An example of spir used as a prefix is in the word spirograph which means a chart regarding airflow. An example of spir used as a prefix is in the word spirillum which means a bacteria with a twisted cell body.